Qing

//t͡ʃɪŋ// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A sounding stone, a Chinese musical instrument.

    "A group of bronzes of the late Western Chou were uncovered in Chingshan County, Hupeh Province, and 25 pieces of stone ching (musical chimes) with a painted design of the State of Chu were found in Chiangling County of the same province."

  2. 2
    the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Qing dynasty (1644–1912), the last imperial dynasty of China.

Synonyms

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celestialcelestialch ingch ing dynastych'ingch'ing dynasty

Example

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"Qing Qing, a seven-year-old panda, can even recognise its name."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 磬 (qìng), ultimately onomatopoeic.

Etymology 2

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 清 (Qīng).

Related phrases

musical instrumentqing dynastysounding stone

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